Drugs in American SocietyGoode's "Drugs in American Society" 7/e is a well-respected, brief investigation of the full range of psychoactive drug use; from legal, medical and perscription use to criminal, recreational use and from casual use to addiction. Objective pro and con accounts on important issues like treatment, education, rehabilitation, and legalization give students a thorough understanding of the topics. The new seventh edition continues to provide the most balanced and up-to-date coverage in an accessible, engaging style. |
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Drug effects and drug-related behavior are enormously complicated, highly
variable, and contingent on many things. And the most important of these things
are social and contextual in nature. In the animal world, it is quite a bit easier to
predict ...
Drug effects and drug-related behavior are enormously complicated, highly
variable, and contingent on many things. And the most important of these things
are social and contextual in nature. In the animal world, it is quite a bit easier to
predict ...
Page 103
A third effect of the psychedelics reported by my respondents was what might be
called perception of a multilevel reality. Sometimes these levels relate to
perspective perceptions. One subject told me: "You see things from seven
different ways ...
A third effect of the psychedelics reported by my respondents was what might be
called perception of a multilevel reality. Sometimes these levels relate to
perspective perceptions. One subject told me: "You see things from seven
different ways ...
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And that'll throw the whole thing. And before long, you're out on the street, looking
for more. So you get high. Your high is like — you build delusions in your head.
You're really happy. If you're with anyone else, you talk an awful lot. You talk ...
And that'll throw the whole thing. And before long, you're out on the street, looking
for more. So you get high. Your high is like — you build delusions in your head.
You're really happy. If you're with anyone else, you talk an awful lot. You talk ...
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Contents
ON DRUGS AND DRUG USE | 3 |
MARIJUANA | 55 |
THE MARIJUANA CONTROVERSY | 65 |
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| Title | Drugs in American Society Borzoi book |
| Author | Erich Goode |
| Publisher | Knopf, 1972 |
| ISBN | 0394313232, 9780394313238 |
| Length | 260 pages |
| Subjects | › › Psychology / Psychopathology / Addiction Self-Help / Substance Abuse & Addictions / General |
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